Haiti in the Hemisphere

James Hayes-Bohanan

GEOGRAPHY

BSC-Haiti.blogspot.com

United Nations serving in Haiti since1993 under a series of resolutions

10,979 United Nations strength9,065 uniformed personnel 7,031 troops 2,034 police 488 international civilian personnel 1,212 local civilian staff 214 United Nations Volunteers

1,200 Brazilian – head of mission

92 killed / 7 missing

Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Columbia, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guinea, Haiti, India, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Yemen

U.N. Special EnvoysBill Clinton & Paul FarmerI am at my core optimistic about the possibilities before us and the potential of our support to help rescue and transform our poorest neighbor.. The response from citizens of the United States to the recent events in Haiti has been overwhelming and encouraging. There is the promise of solidarity by our leadership to make long-term commitments to the kinds of investments needed in Haiti—and to fulfilling them.

For two centuries, the Haitian people have struggled for basic human and economic rights, the right to health care, the right to education, the right to work, the right to dignity and independence. These goals, which Haitians share with people all over the world, should direct our policies of aid and rebuilding.

Rwanda: $7,000 donated by community health workers

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US Geological Survey &Appalachian State University

haiti.openstreetmap.nl/transparent/

www.census.gov/ipc/

Nicaragua Haiti1991 2010 1991 2010

Fertility

5.1 2.5 5.3 3.7

Infant mortality

50 24 95 58

Life expectancy

65 72 54 61

2007 HDI

#124/182 #149/182

2007 GDP

$2,570 $1,155http://hdrstats.undp.org

Income Distribution

COUNTRY UN GINI

Canada 32.6

United States 40.8

Nicaragua 43.1

Brazil 57.0

Haiti 59.2

Human Development IndexTrends

http://hdrstats.undp.org

New York Times, January 19, 2010

George Washington1776

Toussaint Louverture 1804

1862

1868

1862 – 1915

Ten Haitian Presidents Killed or Overthrown

Thomas Woodrow Wilson

President, United States, 1913-1921

President, Princeton University

League of NationsNobel Peace PrizeTreaty of Versailles

Haiti National Bank (1914)Haitian Constitution (attempted)

François Papa Doc 1957Jean-Claude Baby Doc 1971

60,000 Killed

US Ambassador Clinton Knox 1969Honorary Tonton Macoute

1980 IMF $22M $6M

Cocaine traffic

Friendly Dictators Playing Cardssee PAXMUNDO.ORG

Jean-Bertrand Aristide1991 ~~ 1994-1997 ~~ 2001-2004

New York Times, January 20, 2010

HOPE. HELP. HAITI.